void MyFrame::DirChoose(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
{
- wxDirDialog dialog(this, "Testing directory picker", "");
+ // pass some initial dir to wxDirDialog
+ wxString dirHome;
+ wxGetHomeDir(&dirHome);
+
+ wxDirDialog dialog(this, "Testing directory picker", dirHome);
if (dialog.ShowModal() == wxID_OK)
{